Grass-line trimmer for railways.



G. BARTBL- GRASS LINE TRIMMER FOR RAILWAYS. APPLIOATION FILED MAR-19, 1908. 913,348, Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED'MAR.19,1908

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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UNITE STATES PATENT tllih lQE.

CHARLES BARTEL, OF BROOKFIELD, WISCONSID GRASS-LINE TRIIviMER FOR RAILWAYS.

Application filed March 19, 1908.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cnannns Ban'run, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brookfield, in the county of \Vaukesha and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GrassLine Trimmers for Railways, of which the fol- "lowingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

' My invention relates to improvements in devices for trimming the grass line along; a railwaytrack, and it consists of the novel features of construction and the combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this character in the form of an attachment which may be readily applied to and removed from an ordinary railway hand car. i.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple and p'actical in construction, easy to adjust and use, and which will ell'ectively accomplish its intended purpose.

The above and other objects of the invention are attained in its preferred embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- .Figure 1 is a front elevation of my llliproved grass line trimmer showing'it applied to a hand car; Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the same; Fig. is an enlarged vertical section taken on the plane indicated by the line 33 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4t is a detail vertical section taken on the plane indicated by the line H in Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the adjustable standard support.

In the drawings 1 denotes a portion of a railway hand car or any other wheeled sup port or vehicle adapted to travel upon a railway track and 2 denotes my improved grass line trimmer which is here shown in the form of an attachment for the car or support 1.

The invention comprises a vertically swinging, horizontally disposed frame -5 which may be detachably hinged upon either side of the car and which projects laterally therefrom and carries the marking and trimming implements hereinafter described. The frame 3 is preferably composed of two beams or bars 4, 5" which have their converging outer ends united to angular-1y dis Specification of Letters Patent.

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member T. and their diverging inner ends provided with hooks S to dctachably engage "aples E) or equivalent keeper lo ps or eyes arranged upon the side ol: the car 1, ad acent its ends. 1 he hooks or hinge members 8 are preferably in the form of metal straps permanently or adjustably bolted to the beams l. 5 and having their projecting hookshaped ends bent llpw'iiiidly and outwardly, :is clearly shown in Fig. 1. By constructing the hinge members in this manner it will be seen that the'trame 3 must be held in an upwardly and outwardly inclined angular position while it is being attached to or detached 'l'rom the car, and that when it is dropped to a horic'zontal position there v ill be no danger oi the hinge members separating.

The member which connects the outer ends of the beams or bars at. 5 forms a support to a vertically adjustable standard it). The latter extends through and is adapted toslidc in a vertically disposed sleeve ll on thenicinbnr T and it is secured therein in an adjusted \crlical po ition by a set screw it! or any equivalent fastening means. "he lower end ol' the s andnrd is bifurcated or l'orhcd to lii'U\ l(l\' spared arnis l l which receive a colter .vhecl or dish ii. The latter is journnlcd upon a pivot bolt liarranged in the lower end ol' the l'orl; arm 1 and it adapted to trawl in advance of a plow us arranged upon the lower end o'l' curved beam 17. the upper end ol which is pivoted at in to one of the arms 12} of the standard. The pivot lb is preferably in the term of a bolt and :1 series of apertures 19 are formed in theplow beam so that the latter may be adjushal. The plow is forced into the ground by a coil sprinp 20 arranged upon an are-shaped guide rod 21 in the form of a bolt having oncend lixed at 22 to the plow beam and its other or free end projectingthrough and slidiin;- in a guide 23 in the form of an eye bolt or screw arranged in the lower forked portion oi the standard. The coil s iring "i0 is confined between the guide 23 and a liived stop 2% in the form of a washer held against movement. upon the guide rod or bolt by a cotter pin The roller dish or wheel is forced into the ground by providing a weight 26 which is removably arranged upon the upper end of the standard ll).

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plow to trim the grass line at different distances from the track rails, I may make the frame '3 adjustable in any suitable manner, but I preferably form the arms (3 of the coupling and supporting member 7 with longitudinal slots 27 to receive bolts 28, which latter also pass through the beams or bars 4, 5, as clearly shown in Fig. 1-.

In operation, it will be seen that when the attachment is applied to the car, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the latter is moved along the track, the colter wheel or disk will cut a straight line in the. ground or turf along the track and the plow will turn over the ground upon the inner side of said colter The device will therefore effectively cut a straight line in the grass at the side of the track. ()wing to the various adjust.- ments, the cutting implements may be dis posed atthe desired distance from the track rails and will effectively operate upon road beds that are inclined or slantin at their I v h Ihe peculiar construction of the de-- sides. vice renders it light and easy in operation and enables it to be uickly and easily applied to or detached rom the car.-

While I have shown and described in detail the preferred embodiment of my invention it will be understood that I do not limit myself to' the precise construction set forth and that various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the tion.

Having thus described my invention what. I claim is:

1. In a grass line trimmer for railways, the combination of a vertically swinging frame, means for hinging the inner end of the same to a car, a standard upon the outer end of the frame, a colter wheel carried by the standard, a plow, a beam for the latter pivoted to the standard and actuating said beam downwardly.

2. In a grass line trinnner the combination of a vertically swinging frame, means for hinging the inner end of the same to a car, a standard upon the outer end of the frame, a colter wheel carried by advantages of the invena spring for i for railways,

' the standard, a plow, a beam for the latter pivoted to the standard, a guide. upon the standard, an arc-shaped rod carried by the plow beam and slidable in said guide, a stop upon said rod and a coil spring surrounding said rod between said stop-and said guide.

3. In a grass line trimmer for railways, the combination of a vertically swinging frame, means for hinging the inner end of the frame to a car, a standard upon the outer end of the frauie, a colter -whee1 upon the lower end --0f the standard, a' pivotally n'iounted spring pressed plow-carrying beam upon the standard and means for weighting the outer portion of the frame.

4. .111 a grass line trimmer for railways,

the combination of a vertically swinging frame for attaclunent to a'car, a standard vertically slidabl'e in the outer end of the framemeans for securing said standard in an adjusted position, a colter wheel journaled upon the lower portion of the standard,-a'1')low, a beam for the latter pivoted to the standard, a guide upon the standard, a guide rod carried by the beam and slidable in said guide, a coil spring surrounding said rod and engaged with said guide, and a removable weight upon the npperend of the standard.

5. In a grass line trimmer for railways, the combination with a car, of hinge eyes upon the latter, converging beams having upwardly and outwardly turned hinge hooks at. their inner ends to engage said hinge eyes. a member having a vertically disposed sleeve and slotted angularly disposed arms; bolts passed through the converging ends of f1 said beams and the slots in said arms, a standard vertically slidable in said sleeve, a set screw for retaining said standard in an adjusted position, anda cutting apparatus upon the lower portion of the standard. I In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES BARTEL. Witnesses:

W. M. Anvonn, CHAS. VVAZNDIKINDER. 

